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, 1887-11-24

Another meeting Of the democratic
committee which Is in charge Of the
movement to have the national demo-
cratic convention in this city next
June is 10 occur during The week.
Favorable answers have been received
from fourteen national committee
men Senator \. =. German, of Bal
tlmore, has written favorable letter
for San Francisco
PnmADELFHIA, Nov-The Athletic
clnb has purchased Gleason and
Welch, shortstop and centerhelder,
from the St. Louis Browns.
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 2I.-There was
frost and thin ice at Tampa this
morning; this closes the cpidcnic
which has already about died out.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 21.-The church
farm stock taken in charge today by
receiver Dyer were 73 head. The
appraisers fixed the value at S6,G45.
SEATTLE, Nov. 19-The jury in the
case Of Reddington and Gallagher
on trial charged with the murder Of
Patrick HallUran, brought iii q yer-
diet for acquital after being in the
jury room five minutes. Many think
the killing was done in self~defense.
Application for ii writ of habeas
corpus in the case Of eX-Customs In
spector Boyd who * still in the Gus
Uody OF the marshal, was made IN the
L. ). Circuit and District courts to-
day and IN both cases were denied.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. Nov. 2L-John
a. Dimmig charged with the murder
of Henry Benhayon IN San Francisco
arrived here today in charge Of Chief
of Police Crowley, and was taken be
fore the supreme court, which heard
the application for writ Of habeas cor
pus and ordered that DINING be re
turned to the custody of the sheriff
and then took the case under advise
ment.
STATEHOOD PROBABILITY.
, 1887-11-24

L is authentic that one salmon
dressed 81 pounds. Instantaneous
photographs we're taken Of many
schools OF this fish, and they are so
thick you could not pass an oar
down through them They leap in
all directions, having no motion in
concert. DIR. Bean has seen perfect
RATS coming TO the rivers to spawn.
After the spawning season the salmon
j. very delapiiated fish. The male
gets hook on his jaw, hunp on
his back and fms fraycd out. Bears
fish them ont at this time and eat
them.
Herring on the coast are very simi-
lar to those in the east. but they are
rather better and very fat, They are
good to eat and bountifuI III abund-
ance, existing III perfect myriads.
SO thick are they that the Indians
take a stick. arranged with nails in it
and slapping 1t through the water
catch from six TO a dozen at once.
The climate IS good, and the best
evidence of United States officials IS
that there Is moi ice enough at Sitka
III winter to make good skatiug, and
the weather in the cool season is
more favorable than Il New England
winter The feature OF Alaska is Eer
wealth Of resources, abundance. size
and quality OF food fish. The New
England fisheries are in precuIious
condition, and Alaska * the great
fishing ground Of the future. The
atka fish before described will take
the place of mackerel, ana only needs
to be given trial to show its wond-
erful similarity and superiority to
mackerel. Dr. Bean himself could
not tell the difference between the
atka and mackerel by taste
Alaska fisheries are in their infancy
just the same as the Cape Ann fishers
les were years ago, before they were
developed. As compared with the
fishing grounds OF the Georges and
Banks where SO many Gloucester
men perish, those of Alaska are
superior, owing to their close proxim-
Ity 10 the shores.
, 1887-11-24

Il is doubtful if the anarchists
know What they want, or what would
be desirable in case they could have
their way. AS we understand it, an
arehy Is simply rebellion against Law
and lawful authority, and when sue
cessful it is revolution, overthrowing
civilization The result of such sucs
cess Is in every case to bring about a
despotism on the ruins of the gov
srnment destroyed-a despotism that
reduces subjects to abject slavery,
and which is the extreme antipode of
anarchy. Anarchists are attracted to
the United States on account of the
greater liberty which our governs
mont allows as compared with the
old noRsrchies, yet when they get
here they try to destroy the benif-
cent government whose beauties
attracted them, with the certainty
that a. history repeats itself their
success In tearing down could only
bring about finally a state of affairs
where personal liberty would be more
restricted than in Russia today.
Verify thare are many people in the
world not sufficiently intelligent for
self government, and chief among
tkem are the troublesome, vicious
ANARCHISTS. Herr Most and his mouth
shonld be Gagged till they can be more
orderl y. That association or commu
nity that breeds socialism aud an
arshy, should be Stunned by people
who want to live long and die happy.
The National w. C.T.U. Is strange
bundle Of Inconsistencies when it en-
tsrs politics. At its session in Nash
vile. Tenn, it has Just declared
against the entire internal revenue
system-which means in plain Eng
lish, free whisky and tobacco. Under
the leadership of Miss Francis Viii
I'D "a gifted lady, however, the Wo-
KS Christian Temperance Union is
. I'D into some things that are
quiIotic as we'll as undesirable in
policy.
, 1887-11-24

The Port Angeles paper goes irto
mourning for the deceased Chicago an
archlsts, and pronounces their death The
death Of free speech, etc etc, and in
dulSes i'll whole columns Of nonsense
and reasonable utterances We under
stand that this dosa has caused many
subscribers to refuse to receive their
paper.
, 1887-11-24

That five thousand dollar indebted
ness limit was placed in our city
charter from good motive "a pre-
caution against reckless overlooking
with debit yet it is out OF all proper
ton now with our taxable wealth, and
the reluctant desire for progressive
growth that is gradually permcating
our people. Our true policy from
this time on should be to cxpend
money for public works and secure
such advantages as all live modern
towns consider necessary to comfort
and well being. BY going in debt
where it becomes necessary, future
beneticiaries of the advantages help
to pay for them. Still, the desired
change in our charter cannot be OBJ
tanned except by repeal and leSisla-
ton under a general act. Congress
has taken away from tho territories
all power for special Legislation. We
are dependencies and vassals in that
respect.
, 1887-11-24

The Pacific Coast has fairly aston
ished the world in real estate boom5.
1t is well known that this Yankee
nation can outstrip the older countries
in almost every line of enterprise;
our rivers are longer and deeper and
SWIfter, our mountains are higher
and more beautiful, oar trees are
taller, our girls are prettier, our
children can squali louder and kick
harder, and our newspapers can do
more tall blowing" than those of
any other nation. But it has been
reserved for the far Pacific, the most
enterprislng part Of the nation, to
fairly outstrip even itself in a real
estate excitement. A gentleman re-
Gently lfrom California recites as a
sample that lie had Just sold for
Sl,6OO coin, a lot, in a small town
there, that cost him $50 few years
ago. just wait till that boom gravi-
tates to Port Townsend Bay and fills
all our old mossbacks with desire to
seek solitude in the mountains-and
you'll! sea a city here that will make
Chicago ashamed of herself. Break
ing ground for our railroad will not
retard the coming of the millennium,
either.
, 1887-11-24

While our Legislators are tInkering
the laws this winter we would suggest
that they try their hands on the road
laws. For the amount of money that
has been collected and expended on
roads IN jefferson county during the
past twenty five years we ought TO
have to-day fine Macadamized roads
IN all directions. On the British side
they beat us out of all comparison on
roads; yet their province is not older
nor moro thickly settled than on the
American side; neither do they sur
pass rs in wealth, ability nor public
spirit. To any reasoning mind the
| difference in result is explainabIe
on the gronnd of a superior system.
lhe ARGUS would like to suggest a
complete revolution in our road laws,
Jefferson county is but a sample
among many. Whatever the changes
necessary, 1t is plain that wonder
ful improvement could be made.
There ought to be some way by which
the expenditure Of read taxes would
amount to something more than mere
form-a line Of action that would
yield to the public something like an
adequate return for the money ex-
pended. 1t is worthy of serious and
thoughtful attention. Our columns
Will be open for the next month or
more for the use of any who have
practical suggestions to make Let
US hear from the country districts.
Ii Will be easy enough to secure an
improvement il proper lines of action
can be clearly pointed out.
All accident occurred last Saturday to
the machinery OF Ludlow mill, causing
is>aPofaEy suspenaion Of work but little
damage.
.;.~!a@i Das:a .ad fauaiy T Tarez
-.'- .:sE" ID .l2.r -. T. seattle. whence
s .a, -Ec a-g..G5. 90 T---..-.
i,.;. job. = iytaEt, /. %. cy.,,,.,-
sioner III S.tka, was passenger north on
tiIe Aucon. accompanied by his bride, |
nee Miss Patten.
, 1887-11-24

We nave every reason to believe
that the senators and members of
congres from Oregon will heartily
favor an appropriation of 100000 to
complete the Port Townsend custom
house. Will Washington Territory's
delegate do less for his own eonstitu-
ents than others are willing to do for
them? OF course no one can doubt
that Mr.. Voorhees, would be glad to
accomplish something substantial for
Us, but he should be alive and NOV
ing. For feBr that he may not mani
fest sufficient activity and energy in
the matter, our people Should bring
pressure to bear upon him. Nothing
like asking, aud asking largely, in a
case like this.
, 1887-11-24
MILL EXPLOSION! !

Five Hen Killed by the Explosion of a
Saw MIL Boiler.
MURDERED TWO NEIGHBORs.
a ChInaman Kills a Policeman aud il
Acquitted.
, 1887-11-24

STATEHOOD PROBABILITY
, 1887-11-24

case of Clara Belle McDouaId, who
IS charged with assault TO murder her
tather-ln-law, for two weeks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
Sciss0f.inctumls.

An unsteady man. like an un-
steady light, is apt to 60 out nights.
If there is any Que who should be
trapped in slumber," it is the man
who snoreS.
Two heads are better then n
This is especially true in the case
of the drum.
It seems paradoxical, but it is
trne, that floating debts will sink q
corporation.
There is one branch Of labor
which must always be done by hand
picking pockets,
'There's a woman at the bottom
Of it." as the man said when his
wife fell in the we'll.
Now, them" said the dancing
master, when he was setting his
clock, "alI hands around"
The theory is now preached that
the tree that George Washington
cut down was a chestnut.
The life OF the book agent is full
OF wormwood and gall. The W orm.
wood is barely perceptlble.
Cane is raised in all parts of The
United States-sugar cane in the
South and hurricane in the North.
The modern society girl is an
accomplished actress, but, as q rule,
she Is not fond Of long engagements.
After ali, there is no reason for
suprosing that old King Cole was
related in any way to Alexander
the Crate.
The dove owner who painted his
pigeon house all the shades Of the
rainbow, probably termed it his
cote Of many colors,"
George R. Wedding is lectur.
ing on Does Death End Ail?" 1t
does not if the decedeat leaves any
money to fight about.
There are a few men so i'm.
mersed in their own business that
they can't find a little time to attend
to that Of their neighbors.
A rich man who began life as q
boothlack, having remarked that he
had taken a box at the opera, some
one mcanly asked if a brush went
With it.
Il thought you said you knew
Mr.. Binks." so | DO" "But you
did not bow to him just now, whor
he passed" oh! that was the mai
was it? Well, / was introduced
to him by telephone.7
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
1 & ScHViRTz CO. Il. a ran.s nss,aSsT Som Co., nttshag, Pa Sole PlopFstE

AQy4 Send six Cent iOr
postage, and receive
Mir free a costly box Of
which will
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Germans earn

a friend informed us that recently
two parties of we'll known gentle.
men caught a lot of German carp in
Red Chute, many Of the carp rang.
ing from ten to twelve pounds. Our
friend secured a fish that pulled the
scales at fifteen pounds. The two
parties caught over: forty carp. It
will be remembered that about four
years ago a large number Of carp
were distributed in this section.
The stage driver at that time on
stopping his horses to water turned
loose in Red Chute q number of
carp he had in his care. Others
were afterwards placed in that
stream. The German carp is a deli.
c,ous fish and propogates rapidly
Shreveport Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
Broom Corn.

AS some Of our readers have ex.
hibitcd a desire to learn something
about broom corn, we clip the follow
ing from the Western World for
their benefit: Broom corn has been
grown quite extensively in this coun.
ty, near Enterprise, and as the price
generally aserages $l25 per ton, it
no doubt can be made very profit.
able. We take issue, however,
concerning the threshing Of the corn.
1t should be cleaned Of the seed by
drawing through . spiked cylinder,
as tie threshing process Injuries the
straw. IN preparing the seed J
would select the main stock which
mas no center stem in the bush. This
L @onl3 Go at the time OF tableing.
Leave sufficient for seed stand with.
out breaking on table. Let it stand
till tie .foGr of tho seed is in the
dough, then cut end hang up in small
punches. Palverize your ground
we'll before planting; have 1t free
from weeds. then il it is warm
enough to bring it up in a few days,
aurrov out about foSr feet apart and
drill the seed 10 hand Or seeder. If
the ground is mellow and moist
cover lightly, shen up cultivate
same as corn. If it is warm and
wet at the time Of shooting keep it
closely tabled; commence harvesting
as soon as the heads are slightly red
and have it in as fast as it is cut,
thrash the seed of and put it in
barns or sheds at once to cure. Do
not let it lay in lunches to heat or
for the sun to bleach and spoil it
New iberia Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
Abberillc Meudional.
The Value Of Forest Trees.

The Farmers Club in New York
often presents, in its weekly discus-
sions, matter valuable for every
section of the country. In a recent
meeting of this body. q letter was
read from Mr.. L. 2. Delhi, OF Platte,
Kansas, desiring to know the best
varieties of trees for his prairies.
Upon this subject Mr.. Fuller stated
that white ash, hickory, black wal
nut, silver maple, sugar maple, and
larch are all good. In 1860 he
raised ten thousand sugar naples, q
large number of which are planted
in the city Of Brooklyn; and to-day
there + many specimens OF these
nine,year,old trees that are six to
eight inches in diameter. Even the
much condemned aiIantlus may be
"a valuable tree for the prairie, as it
is a rapid grower, and the wood
makes excellent fuel. Mr.. Robinson
stated that he was glad to see this
subject brought up for discussion.
We must wake up to the necessity
Of restoring oT forests, else we will
find not long hence that II country
will be as barren as the wastes OF
Africa. Mr.. Lawton observed that
the sugar naples deserved all the
praise that can be given them. Be
sides their practical advantage for
timber, they are beautiful for shade
and, at this season Of the year
especially, beautiful to view. This
subject has a practical bearing for
orr Louisiana and Texas prairies, on
which we believe any Of the tree,
that will grow in Kansas will pros
per here. 1t is, moreover. the opinion
of many eminent agriculturists tia,
when forest trees abound on oa1
prairies, the climate will experience
material changes; the seasons will
become more regular, the oppressive
>drouths will disappear, and oul
streams will be moro permanent il
their courses. These are consumma
Ftions devoutly to be wished for.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09

What is Home without Il Mother?
And vet how many OF us have
unhealthy mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters. If they would only use
Creole Female Tonic all the Ills to
Which womankind are heirs would
vanish like mist beneath a MONDAY
sun. This inestimable remedy is an
infallible cure for weakness, nery.
business, monthly irregularities, pain
full menstruation and all female COM
plants. For sale by NC Young,
Druggist. Abbeville. La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
AV1 S..

Ayant decide de laisser les ami
mauS qui Sc tronvent actaeIlcment
dams ma savane .jusqn'au Ter avril-
Je previens les proprietaires qni Won
draient en- sortir de lie faire dici as
Is j%anvier, car passe cette date je ne
permettrai a personne de courir les
animaux dams ma savane. J'avise
tgalement les proprietaires qui YOU
draient lever DIES peaux Ell a que
les betes crevent de vouloir m'aver.
tir avant de les depouiller.
J. P. GugYDAN.
Ter janvier 1857.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09

Every few weeks the country is
informed that the Tongue River
Indians, of Montana, are starving to
death. A recent dispatch from Agent
Upshaw was to the effect that no
Indians under that agency have
starved to death, and :hat they are
drawing their customary rations.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09

Bob Ford, who killed Jesse James,
is employed as a waiter in a Santa
Fe hotel. Bob Littell and another
member of the old James gang are
also in Santa Fe, dead broke. 1t
must be that the men who run the
Santa Fe city government are not
yet low or powerful enough to give
these mnrderons gentlemen congenial
positions in the employ in the city
Teche Pilot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
Duty Ofthc Press.

southern press owes W the coult
try, and especially to the South,
that is growing more imperative
every day. That duty is to ex'
pose every hazardous and wildcat
scheme started any where in the
South. There are rumors already
current that many Of the schemes
being started to boom different
localities, are not only such that
they should not receive the en-
dorsement of reputable news
raners, but snch as should be
exposed. The whole South is III
tercstcd in this matter, fer if
Northern and European capital is
lost in large sums Ivy such
swindling schemes, the credit Of
the South will suffer. Towards pre-
venting this the newspapers can
do excellent service. Whenever
immense corporations are organ
lied to do immense things, the
newspapers should carefully in.
vestigate and give the exact facts.
If the incorporators refuse to
give the information sought. let
the fact be given to the public,
and then if investors presist on
going it blind they have only
themselves to blame if they lose
their money. In this matter we
think some Of the large, widely
circulated newspapers have been
very careless. In many instances
they permit their correspondents
to publish and puff new formed
corporations, by the use of long
columns of figures, when it is
next to impossible for the cores
pendent to know whether such
concerns will ever amount to any
thing or not. All the reliable
conservative business interests of
the South are interested in the
good name aud financial standing
of every community being pro-
tected from frauds.
1t is not so mach deliberate
fraud that is to be feared, as PEG,
pie becoming wild with the specu-
f%lative fever, and really believing
in the claims to immense profits
that they set fourth. An enthus-
last is often as dangerous as a
) swindler, more generally, for the
swindler often betrays himself
and the enthusiast has nothing to
Berry. He believes in his
schemes firmly, and is falIy per-
suaded that he is helping the
others to become rich.
But it is the duty of the press
} to- see that no M is deceived. II
Northern and European capital.
lists are persuaded to make inju.
dicious investments q check will
be given to the tide of prosperity
now flowing through the South.
And there is another side to the
question. Inscriptions men from
other parts Of the country may
themselves advise reckless specu.
%lation, and in the end leave onr
people the bag to hold. In order
to protect oil, those who come
among US and those to the man
Der born. and in order to prevent
any backset to our present ad
vance toward great prosperity
the press Of the South must be
on its guard, and rigialy scrutinize
every scheme that appeals to thu
public &r encouragement or
which advises Observation-Disclosures
burg Herald.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09

neip you to more money right away
than anything else III this world. All
of either sex, succeed from first hour.
The broad road to fortune opens be-
fore the workers, absolutely sure. At
ouce address, TRUE Il Co., Augusta,
Maine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
WORKING CLASSES At'ss' now

prepared to furnish All classes VIII 1;s .n
plovyaent at home. the whole of the 1lms'
or tcr their sare moments. Business new,
light and profitable. Persons Of 81 1.sr
sex easily, earn from 50 cents to so. Y. 1 pt
eveuing, and a proportional sum oy Rows
sIS Girls earn nearly as much q mel ea.
That all who see this may send tnelr ST. 81
dresses. and test the business. We mshe
this offer. To such as are not well sa s..
fed we viii send n dollar to pay lO1 M. nd
trouble of writing. Full PARTICULAR M
outfit free. Address GEORGE STlss''s
Co., Portland, Maine.
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you will get free a package Of
goods of large value. that will start
YOU in work that will at once bring you
in money faster than anything else in
America. All abou. 100000 in pres
cnts with each box. Agents wanted
everywhere, of either sex, of all ages,
for all the time, or spare time only. to
work for us at their own homes. For
tunes for all workers absolutely assured
Don't delay. II. HALIErT g. Co.,
Portland, Maine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09

The NatcE,itoches boom con
tinues. "A land company has
organized, also a tap railroad
company; creamery is to be
constructed at once and a move
is on foot to establish a canning
factory. Mr.. Morgan Of the north
and south road has written a
prominent citizen that he will
send an agent there to consult
the citizens relative to running
the road through the city. The
Cane river lands are as pro.
life and fertile as any in Lou
;siana. Bermuda, a fine grass
for stock, grows naturally and
m axes splendid hay. The val
ley affords a desirable locality
for raising stock Of all kinds and
is a fine graiugrowing region.
1t is above overflow and Q healthy
section Of the State, free from
journal:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09

Beware Of dried apples. They
not wisely, but do swell.